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Roadside Attractions

Cool mural on the building

Cave City, Kentucky

Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum

Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.

Names and messages left on the rock by passersby.

Oakland, California

Watermelon Rock

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

A crocodile sunning.

Monroe, Washington

Reptile Zoo

"The Reptile Man's" very own roadside zoo features an albino alligator.

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Chehalis, Washington

Yard Birds Mall

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

The old gas station.

Cedarburg, Wisconsin

Pagoda Fine Jewelry

The building was originally a gas station built to resemble a Japanese tea house.

Vashon, Washington

Fence of Doors

Walking by this fence is like strolling along a portal to various fictional worlds.

A castle on its leafy grounds.

South Hero, Vermont

Miniature Castles of South Hero

A gardener's enduring labor of love is spread throughout a small Vermont town.

Arne Jacobsen's Skovshoved gas station, Copenhagen, Denmark.

roadside attractions

Sometimes, Gas Stations Are Beautiful

A new book captures their strange appeal.

Anika Burgess August 9, 2018

Leaning Mailboxes

These charming mailboxes became social media stars after a typhoon failed to topple them.

Fish on the trail.

Seven Seas Fish Trail

Explore Hull's historic Old Town by following the sea creatures scattered throughout its charmingly cobbled streets.

Poor Mathew.

Bellingham, Washington

Fairhaven Historic Markers

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

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Ararat, Australia

Kennel Road

Plastic pups and their colorful homes greet travelers on this otherwise ordinary Australian street.

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Senoia, Georgia

Barbie Beach

This ever-changing arrangement of naked dolls even caught the attention of "The Walking Dead" crew.

Big Lizzie.

Red Cliffs, Australia

Big Lizzie

One of the world's largest tractors was built to replace camel caravans.

A beehive house.

Fahan Beehive Huts

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

The Poker Creek border crossing.

Poker Creek

The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.

The Rhinelapus

Monico, Wisconsin

Rhinelapus

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

The replica of the tower.

Montmartre, Saskatchewan

Eiffel Tower of Montmartre

The "Paris of the Prairies" wouldn't be complete without a replica of the iconic landmark.